Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-08-12
GRAPHlCS.

Focht Bros. for ice cream.
Tinsman for Photographs.
Try Focht Bros, for fine candies
Mr.. Jno. Linville has our thank.
for sample of very fine whit,
grapes.
Teachers institute Aug. 22d t.
Aug 26th, inclusive. Examina
ton on Saturday following.
Rev. JESSE WILSON returned
Tuesday from a preaching toul
through Schuyler and Scotland
counties.
]. NJ. Morrow of East Sail
River was in town yesterday. He
thinks corn the county over, will
average better than last year.
A royal treat of watermelons
was INDUCED in by the GRAPHIC
force yesterday at the expense OF
our gentlemanly grocer, Mr.. Will
Murphy.
Walnut township has the cham
pion radish. 1t was grown by
Mrs. G. B. Cunningham and
measures "a inches in circumfer-
ence.
The mail now leaves Kirksville
for Willmathvilie Tuesday and Sat
urdays of each week at 6 a. m. re-
turning to Kirksville at 5 o'clock
p. m. Passengers carried at reas-
enable rates
Hewitt g. Meyers Bros, thresh-
ed 2O27 bushels of grain, Tuesday
with their new steamer and vibra-
tor. They expect before the sea-
son is over, to make the record
2500 bushels.
Hereafter the Wabash Western
will sell Sunday excursion tickets
to points within 100 miles of
Kirksville for one fare for the
round trip, tickets good from 9
o'clock p. IN. Saturday to midnight
Sunday.
Col. Joseph Best, County Clerk
of Scotland county, died Saturday
from injuries received ten days
since while Jumping out of his
buggy. Col Best was an uncle OF
Mrs. Joe 81. Nichols of this city,
Monday John Ivie was up be.
fore Justice Richey for carrying
concealed weapons and was fined
$50, which he paid. Ed. Miller
was also up same day for playing
cards on Sunday and was fined
one dollar and costs.
j. A. Helm of Hurdland was W
before commissioner Musicl
Wednesday on a charge of selling
beer by wholesale to the Italians
employed on the Santa Fe. He
gave bond and will be tried al
Hannibal Nov. 7th.
ED. A. RUSSELL of Kirksville
preached Sunday at II a. m, anG
at night to large congregations il
Arbela. The Elder was highly
pleased with the audience and at
tention given during the service
He stopped in Memphis on his re
turn to KirksYille. = Memphis
Reveille.
Under the management o
Corporal Dix Post there will be
two days Campfire at Kirksvill,
on the old Reunion grounds OF
the 3Oth and 31st days of Aug. 'S7
to which all old soldiers and c;ti
zens of Adair county are invited
Come everybody with well fillet
baskets and prepare to stay al
night and have a good time.
Last week William Bird of thi
county finished threshing hi
wheat and put it in six ditferen
pens near where the straw wa
ricked. Friday night he set fire t.
the straw and burned it up, ant
supposed the fire was all out. Sat
urday morning he was at tn,
wheat pens but saw no indica
tons of fire, but about noon b.
was surprised to discover tina
every one of the wheat pens wer
on fire and before anything coul,
be done they were burned to ashes
The pens contained 1,600 bushel
Of excellent wheat, which wa
burned within q few hours time
Fortunately, however the whea
was insured for $1,000 which vii
nearly cover the loss at presen
prices. Mr.. Bird has about 60
bushels of wheat left which wa
stored In another place.-Hanni
bal Courier.